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We’re away on holly-holly-day to Spain tomorrow, back in a couple of weeks. I’ll have this laptop with me but don’t know whether I’ll have a connection or time to post. I’ll do my best – like anyone gives a sh1t! :)

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Interesting question. I’ll assume you’re referring to Wasp Factory? That was the first of Banks’ books I read and I found it, I think the word is, enthralling. Well written, good story with a bit of an edge. I then went on to read many more of his books both fiction and science fiction (as Iain M Banks). His imagination transfers well into the sci-fi genre.

As for Crow Road, I have to say I have been trying to finish it for some considerable time and whilst on holiday I finally gave up with it! I’ve got as far as chapter 8 and I’m stuck. There are flashes of deep enjoyment but the whole story is not compelling me to put in the effort. I don’t really care too much what happens to these characters.

Right now I have got 3 Banks to score – enjoyable The Bridge and TWF to reread & Crow a new thing, but I also have a new Lodge, too tough, and I have the 9 vols of that promisedly funny Dresden File series, too downdumbing, hey I cannot drive my eyes through anything, not even through a Nicholas Baker’s Fermata – which is sheer porn. Well, poor porn overratedly disguised as more. My, I do am getting old :/

Anyway, when you say you gave up with the Crow, it’s good. I will have fewer regrets about non-reading anything.